Labour Lens

Aster & Oak

On Track

On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.

Clothing & footwear

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources

WA label making organic cotton baby and kids' clothing and sleepwear.

Aster & Oak labels its organic cotton baby and kidswear as made in India, and has independent audits of its main factories.

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It's working towards a living wage through GOTS certification, which requires assessing and closing living wage gaps, but can't yet show workers are paid one.

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Why it's graded On Track

  • Not met: Meets 4 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Working towards a living wage. That's enough for On Track, but Good needs proof that workers are paid one.
  • Its red flag, no proof yet of a living wage, is allowed for On Track because it's working towards one.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 4 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: working towards one
  • Met: Respects worker rights
  • Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
  • Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
  • Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: cotton

Red flags 1

  • Red flag: No proof yet that it pays a living wage (it's working towards one)

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Accreditations 1

Estimates for its products

Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Aster & Oak's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.

Kids' clothes, Sleepwear & loungewear: On Track, the same as Aster & Oak overall, because nothing we know differs between them.

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Where it's made

From product labels; Aster & Oak doesn't say where its products are made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh

Evidence

What we found

  • Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its cotton.
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories
  • Traces or certifies most but not all of its cotton. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Aster & Oak designs in Western Australia and has its range made in what it calls its 100% GOTS-certified factory; stockist listings say the factory is in India, using GOTS-certified organic cotton and dyes. It does not name the factory or publish a supplier list. It says workers are paid well above the minimum wage and that conditions are checked through GOTS audits and frequent calls with the factory, but gives no wage figures, has no living wage commitment and says not every garment is yet GOTS certified. It is not rated in the Ethical Fashion Report.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot listedNot rated in the Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report. View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterNot listedNo modern slavery statement found; the business is likely below the reporting threshold. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreNot listedNo labour allegations against Aster & Oak found. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Aster and Oak Bear Onesie - Cot Makers · search the archive · 100% GOTS organic cotton, made in the brand's GOTS-certified factory in India.
  2. Aster and Oak Native Animals Jersey Wrap - Cot Makers · search the archive · 100% GOTS organic cotton, made in the brand's GOTS-certified factory in India.
  3. Aster & Oak - Sustainability Tracker · search the archive · Final production in high labour-risk countries; audits part of its supply chain; no evidence of a living wage.

Published by Aster & Oak or its owner

  1. Ethical Standards - Aster & Oak · search the archive · Suppliers audited under GOTS; says workers paid far above minimum wage; not all garments currently GOTS certified.
  2. Frequently Asked Questions - Aster & Oak · search the archive · Designed in WA; fabric made overseas; factory 100% GOTS certified; organic cotton fabric and GOTS dyes; checks hours and pay.
  3. Our Story - Aster & Oak · search the archive · Family-owned label founded in Western Australia in 2014; clothing GOTS certified.

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Aster & Oak ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/aster-and-oak, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means

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